St George's Anglican Sundial - Hurstville, NSW, Australia
S 33° 58.027 E 151° 06.493
56H E 325218 N 6239877
To the South of the Anglican Church is a bronze Horizontal Sundial.
Waymark Code: WMYK0W
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/22/2018
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This bronze Sundial is mounted on a sandstone pedestal, made of 10 sawn, and hewn square stone blocks of different sizes of sandstone. It is set in a sandstone paved area that had been a part of the St George's Churchyard Cemetery, which was removed 1964 to make way for the Rectory - per the plaque on the pedestal, which reads, as follows:
This paved area and
Sundial were erected to
Commemorate the Cemetery
Located at the rear of the Church
till 1964 when the site was
cleared to enable the
Rectory to be built.
Dedicated - October 13th 1963
by
Canon R.F. Dillon
Around southern side of the Sundial surface are the minute adjustments to be made for various times of the year. Though it doesn't have anything to adjust for 'Daylight Saving Time'. This Sundial has been made for the southern hemisphere (no surprise there!) as evinced by the 'Southern Cross' cast into the surface. There is also the typical motto of sundials:
"Some tell of Storms and Showers
I tell of Sunny Hours"
Address: Corner of 2 The Avenue and Forest Road, Hurstville, NSW
Visited: 1632-3, Sunday, 21 January, 2018